Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08
Lansing Letter.
LANSING, ApRL 8, 1887.

LANSING, april ., 1887.
The resultant quiet of the adjourn
ment of the Legislature last week
was broken in upon at frequent in
tervals by the slogan and pibroch of
the several political clans as they
prepared their cohorts for the inn
pending battle of the ballots. The
leaders and fuglemen of all the ar
mics were at least sanguinc if not
sanguinary, and fully rs dcmonsua-
tive a. on previous occasions. Alas.
how different to-day! While some
are more than elated with the intozi-
cation of success, coupled with other
things they may have incidentally
absorbed in the course of the Strug-
gle, others are sitting rc>tlcssly un-
der the dark cloud of dependency
and brooding upon the bitterness OF
defeat The crStWhilc confident
candidate who went ont Monday
morning with buoymt hopes ana
pockets full of slips, s. cast down
from the tower of hope into the dis
NAL valley of humiliation, and the
eager worker, deprived of whose ser
wees the country would 90 to the
dogs in no tune, or quicker, is as dis
pirited and detected AS "a Bramah
rooster in a thunderstorm without
shelter, while his tail feathers droop
and draggIe as though hc felt there
was never to bc any more sunshine
in all the world. But twas ever
thus-in politics and perhaps some
of YOU know how it j., Yourself.
Now that the election is over and
the frequently repeated operation OF
saving the country has been duly
performed, We are at liberty To again
turn our attention TO legislative mat
tiers. While have nothing particu-
larlv exciting TO recount, there are
some matters | may mention that
will not be undressing TO the gen
eral reader.
Previous to adjournment for tho
the Easter holidays Representative
Damon introduced a resolution to
adjourn May -. 1t is not likely.
however, that any such resolution
will be adopted. The members are
not simple enough for anything of
that sort. Every session, about thi,
time of year, such resolutions begin
to make their appearance and KEEP
dropping in to relieve the monotony
at intervals of a fortnight or so
But they are never passed; they sim
ply 90 into a convenient pigeon-holC
in the senate and stay there until
long after they have passed the age
of consent" The day of adjourn
ment will will probably be fixed
along about ten days before the ses
sion really ends.
Gov. Luce has signed the reSolu
ton to pay Mrs. Robertson the -, coo
salary that would have been drawn
bv her husband had he lived to hold
office for the term which he recently
had entered upon. There is ques
ton as to whctlc r the Legislature
has any right to make a Gift of thi,
kind: and there is a further question
as to the legality Of the manner in
which the resolution was passed
after the 80 days limit for the in
PRODUCTION of new business. But tn,
object is 50 meritorious the governor
decided to brush away his objections
and sign the resolution.
The fact that bucolic members an,
frequently given to claiming that TIE
farmers pay all the taxes has causco
Senator Crosby to undertake a littl,
figure work, the result Of which doe
not appear To bear out the assertion
of the rural members: Taking th'
census Of lss4, Senator Crosby find
that the population of the state wa
l.s43.G5s, of which number 4G pc
cent. lived in cities and villages am
paid 81 per cent. Of the entire stat
tax. This goes to show that tn
farmers do not carry the fnancia
burden entirely on their shoulders.
There is a bill before the hous
that has for lis purpose the extinct
ion of the ancient and dishonorabl
fraternity of dead beats. In order {
escape the presence of more power
ful lobby than has Yet been here th
bill was skillfully disguised unde
the title of an amendment to TIA
statutes relative to the liability {
garnishee in Justice courts. by tn
terms the amended bill, employees o